Aditya SrivastavaAIR 1 · CSE 2023 · 218 wordsTheir whole copy
Opening
Recently the Supreme Court recognized sex work as a profession and brought it under Article 19(1)(g).
Body · points and prose
This is the first step but only merely as
| Positives | Challenges |
|---|---|
| 1) Uphold right of sex workers towards freedom of profession. | 1) Lack of amelioration of social stigma → this is a social issue. |
| 2) Uphold prevention & protection from harassment (by police) | 2) Lack of addressing of meaning of 'morality' as a reasonable restriction in Art 19. |
| 3) Provide necessary safeguards → reduce AIDS epidemic → right to health (Art 21) | 3) Lack of necessary safeguards around right to education & health to their kids |
| 4) First step in bringing reforms towards hygiene & formalization | 4) Not given adequate protection from police arbitrary force → prostitution was always legal yet loophole remain |
All this calls for following extra steps -
Sensitivity training to the police.
Awareness among the sex workers about rights → use NGOs as carriers.
Education and health facility → establish special units
Work for social removal of stigma → help in integrating back to society.
Close · a way forward
Need is to tackle the larger social angle and human trafficking to help solve the issues around sex work.